All about Palettes
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS FOR PALETTES? Traditionally, an artist’s palette was a wooden board with a hole for the thumb, so…
Curating Exhibitions
HOW TO CURATE AN EXHIBITION By Donna McKellar Being an artist I am by no means a professional gallery curator, but…
History of the Paint Tube
JOHN GOFFE RAND'S INCREDIBLE INVENTION “A metallic vessel so constructed, as to collapse with slight pressure and thus force out the…
Get Your Art Out There
FINDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW AND SELL YOUR ARTWORK Some people find galleries scary - firstly they take a large percentage of…
Watercolour Paper
CHOOSING YOUR WATERCOLOUR PAPER By Charlene McGill Choosing your watercolour paper is more important than you think, and can definitely affect…
What do Gallery Owners expect from Artists?
Approaching a gallery to accept your work, or to consider you for an exhibition is a daunting task and many gallery…
The Golden Mean in Composition
CONTROLLING YOUR COMPOSITION It is extremely frustrating pouring hours of time and effort into a project only to find it wanting…
Copyright
ARE YOU A PIRATE? By Kim Kerr There have been a lot of discussions of late regarding the rights and responsibilities…
Reading Oil Paint Labels
ARTIST QUALITY PAINTS Every pigment has a unique Colour Index Name, consisting of two letters and some numbers. It’s not a…
Watching Oil Paint Dry
UNDERSTANDING THE DRYING TIMES FOR OIL PAINT Traditional oil paints are bound with drying oils. This is what gives them their…